Oct. 28, 2018
08:35 am JST

Japan most certainly should improve economic relations with China. They are economically powerful enough not to be "gobbled up" like third world countries. But there's no way that Japan will ever become politically close to China as long as the CCP dictatorship remains in power. And as long as they remain in power, Japan's security will remain with the US and allied camp.

Oct. 28, 2018
09:00 am JST

I am really happy to read this report. USA will forever be the cornerstone of Japan's foreign policy. Number one friends, booming economies, same feelings on most issues, shared military tech, strong Leaders, and a belief in Freedom and Democracy stronger than all other Nations.

Trade with PRC if the terms are good for Japan, but PRC economy is weak and coming to a crash.

Oct. 28, 2018
09:44 am JST

Tribal mentality, as simple as that. Why would Japan have to change anything with other nations ? China has a good relationship with US, at the same time has a good relationship with Japan. China also has a good relationship with Russia, never at the cost of Japan. To have a good relationships with everybody is what leaders will do. The sun has a good relationship with the earth, has the moon complained ?

Oct. 28, 2018
09:55 am JST

Japan is a strong nation. But being a strong doesn't necessarily mean big. Being a big nation, doesn't necessarily mean great. In that sense, Japan has a long way to go to learn from China. China has been strong and big and great for 5000 years, never threatened Japan, nor occupied Japan. Philosophically, Japan and China is very different: one worships strength, one worships graciousness.

Oct. 28, 2018
09:59 am JST

If China promotes One Belt One Road, with Japanese, litter free, mostly train future, approach as well it could be a very good thing, and better for the Planet than spreading American car and litter consumerism.

Oct. 28, 2018
10:13 am JST

Oct. 28, 2018
10:35 am JST

150 years ago, Japan started modernization with Maiji Restoration. Being a neighbour, China never disrupted it. In fact, Chinese people were inspired by it. That is called big: big heart and big mind. Confucius said 2500 years ago, don't do to others that you don't like others do to you. Has Japan really learned from the teaching ?

Oct. 28, 2018
11:23 am JST

Oct. 28, 2018
12:30 pm JST

Akie

Since you usually find people disagreeing with you like 20/1, I think I should explain many peoples problem with the “great, wise, benevolent, and generous China that you so love.

The reason most disagree is that most FEAR China. China oppresses its own. It surpresses information, takes away individual rights, and crushes dissent. It is a one party state and anyone can be killed, tortured, dissapeared, and the same done to that information afterward.

In the future that is a scary scary reality. We do not wish to fall under that umbrella.

Oct. 28, 2018
12:30 pm JST

There's no disputing that mutual friendship between Japan and the U.S. must be maintained, but certainly not in the current form.

The current bilateral relationship is like that between a vassal and a suzerain with the latter's domineering military presence kept intact in the former's territory as if to safeguard the vested interests the latter won as a result of World War Two.

This abnormal state of affairs must end if true friendly ties were ever to be maintained eternally.

Oct. 28, 2018
12:34 pm JST

Japan has a long way to go to learn from China.

Yeah, because the world should be like China right?

What a joke. When your country becomes free, then you people will be able to say that the world has something to learn from China. But right now China is a dictatorship with a leader-for-life in Winnie-the-Xi. We have no intention of becoming like China, and China needs to become like the rest of the world, where people are free to speak their minds, and have a choice in their leaders.

Oct. 28, 2018
01:10 pm JST

Oct. 28, 2018
03:28 pm JST

Good relations between countries remain so on different distinct planes, which may or may not affect each other. Just to give you an example :- Canada would be considered a VERY good friend, partner and neighbor to the US, but , I'm 100% sure Canada has an invasion plan for the US somewhere . So does the US for Canada.

Countries ready themselves on "....if they chose to. ..." ( the worst scenarios) hypothesis and do what it takes to mitigate that. China and Japan too can have good relationship but won't mean that if a situation arose they won't draw the sword. Ideally all countries should be lovey-dovey, but the reality is different.

Oct. 28, 2018
07:58 pm JST

Oct. 29, 2018
08:20 am JST

Cogito Ergo Sum:

Even if the bilaeral relations between Canada and the U.S. are as you say, does either country house a third counry military to defend its security to the estent that Japan does? In addition to its own military, does either country house 88 bases and facilities with the bulk (area-wise) concentrated in one area?

And these foreign military bases are like self-sufficient units complete with housing for families, schools, shopping and recreation centers, and what not?

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